Colloidal Hydrogel Microlenses
- 24 November 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Advanced Materials
- Vol. 16 (2) , 184-187
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.200305675
Abstract
The creation of microlenses from hydrogel microparticles is demonstrated. The fabrication of substrate‐supported microgels is performed using electrostatic interactions between aminopropyltrimethoxysilane‐functionalized glass substrates and acrylic acid groups present on the microgel surface. The lensing ability is illustrated by imaging a photomask through each of the microgels present on the surface (see Figure).Keywords
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